The Department of State just issued the August 2023 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.
Visa Bulletin
Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these dates may be approved
for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment.
Employment- |
All Other |
CHINA- |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
1st |
01AUG23 |
01FEB22 |
01JAN12 |
01AUG23 |
01AUG23 |
2nd |
01APR22 |
08JUL19 |
01JAN11 |
01APR22 |
01APR22 |
3rd |
01MAY20 |
01JUN19 |
01JAN09 |
01MAY20 |
01MAY20 |
USCIS
The USCIS is expected to
use Table A: Final Action Dates chart for I-485 employment-based filings. A
Beneficiary must be current on the above Table A chart to file their I-485, Adjustment
of Status applications. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
As we explained last month, the DOS has almost exhausted all employment-based visas
for FY 2023. As a result, almost all
categories retrogressed will retrogress even further in August, essentially
ending visa issuance until the start of the next fiscal year on October 1,
2023. There were some slight improvements
in the Chinese dates probably reflecting strained US-Chinese relations and
decreased demand related to COVID in the 2019-2022 time frame.
These EB-3 retrogressions
mean that the USCIS and DOS overextended priority dates earlier in the year and
did not see the demand for the visa numbers that were there.
The Visa Bulletin includes
a Note about EB-3s, indicating that the demand exceeded the expectation. Accordingly, MU does not expect any
progression in EB-3 for the rest of the fiscal year.
Even the EB-1 dates were
retrogressed, including the Indian date by 10 years. The Visa Bulletin does say that the Indian
EB-1 dates should return to at least February 2022 at the start of the next
fiscal year.
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